追求經濟自主、鞏固國家主權及確保領土完整為亞塞拜然獨立後的首要目標。在境內的民族主義份子長期抗爭下，及為了「納哥爾諾－卡拉巴赫」（Nagorno-Karabakh）與鄰國亞美尼亞的長年爭戰，不僅使得政治局勢混亂，經濟的發展也因而受阻。直到阿里耶夫（Heidar Aliev）擔任總統後，政經局勢才逐漸改觀。綜觀近十年來的政經發展歷程，亞塞拜然除了推動政治民主化外，一九九六起開始全力進行私有化及土地改革，逐步進行經濟改革，向市場經濟轉型。憑著豐富的油氣資源及大量的外資投入，二０００年的國內生產毛額成長率己達百分之十一點一。然而其輸出的產品結構，仍是以原料居多，因而有罹患「荷蘭病」（Dutch Disease）的隱憂。在俄羅斯及以美國為首的西方強權競相爭奪石油利益及鞏固戰略佈署格局的情況下，亞塞拜然如何創造永續生存的環境條件，值得我們觀注。 After its independence, the main national goals of Azerbaijan are to pursue economic independence, consolidate national sovereignty and ensure territorial integration. But under the long-term protests the domestic nationalists have raised the disputes and conflicts with its neighboring country Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, the political situation had become chaotic, and its economic development had also been hampered. The condition was not changed until Heidar Aliev was elected President. After he took office, the political and economic situations were getting back on their feet. After a decade of the development of the politics and economy, Azerbaijan, in addition to its promoting democratized politics, carried out privatization and land reform with full steam ahead since 1996, gradually proceeding economic reform toward the transformation of the market economy. Relying on its abundant gas resources and the vast foreign investments, Azerbaijan’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2000 reached 11.1%. Nevertheless, most of its exporting products are raw materials, so the concern is the high possibility of affecting “Dutch Disease.” Therefore, under the competing and struggling between Russia and the US-led Western Powers for oil interests and strategic deployment, how Azerbaijan makes longstanding survivable environmental conditions is worthy of our paying close attention.
